8 July 1974
Here’s a real treat. Mel Collins improvising to the song part of Starless. The unrestrained lyricism of the playing, and the sense of melancholic yearning in the notes is incredibly moving. Isolated away from the main instruments, this unused take at times sounds similar to the chilled meditative work of Jan Garbarek or John Surman. Of course the beauty and elegance contained in these show exactly why Fripp once called Mel Collins the guv’nor and still does!